We have members going without PPE at this point. Our members are fearful. We're being assured by our medical health officer, who is doing an incredible job, that we have a three-to-five-day supply on hand.
As Ms. Vyce said earlier, there is a hierarchy in doling out the PPE. It's the same in B.C. It goes to acute care first, then to long-term care, and then home care and community...so we're facing that situation as well. I think a lesson to take from it is that there has to be an adequate supply upfront. We've got to make sure it's stored, that we have it on hand for our members, so there aren't these divisions that are being created on the team. Nurses are being given this equipment, but not necessarily other people who are in direct contact with the patients. We can't be in that situation again. It's not a time when you want the team divided, and ultimately you want the workers to be safe.